The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill on pages
two through five, lines one through fifty-six, by striking out all
of section three;

On page nine, section thirteen, lines eighty through eighty-eight, by striking out all of subsection (c) and inserting in lieu
thereof a new subsection, designated subsection (c), to read as
follows:

(c) School System Eligibility:

All county boards are eligible to apply for designation as an
innovation school district: Provided, That a district that has
expended funds or incurred obligations in violation of section
twenty-six, article eight, chapter eleven of this code is not
eligible to apply for designation as an innovation school district,
unless otherwise determined by the state board. The applications
shall be taken in four categories: Sparse Density County; Low
Density County; Medium Density County; and High Density County, as
those terms are defined in section two, article nine-a of this
chapter. The state board is authorized to designate no more than
one county from each category as an innovation school district
beginning July 1, 2015: Provided, That the State Board, after July
1, 2016, may designate one additional county from each category as
an innovation school district as long as the number of counties
designated at any one time does not exceed two counties from each
category as innovation school districts, subject to other
considerations included herein. The designation of counties as
innovation school districts shall be on a competitive basis;

On page ten, section thirteen, line one hundred five, by
striking out the word “two” and inserting in lieu thereof the words
“number allowed by subsection (c) of this section”;

On page ten, section thirteen, line one hundred eight, by
striking out the word “two” and inserting in lieu thereof the words
“number allowed by subsection (c) of this section”;

On page sixteen, section thirteen, line two hundred nineteen,
by striking out the word “hearings” and inserting in lieu thereof
the words “town hall meetings”;

On page sixteen, section thirteen, line two hundred nineteen,
by striking out “(2)” and inserting in lieu thereof “(4)”;

On page twenty, section thirteen, line three hundred thirteen,
by striking out the word “thirty” and inserting in lieu thereof the
word “sixty”;

On page twenty-three, section thirteen, line three hundred
fifty-seven, by striking out “(l)” and inserting in lieu thereof
“(i)”;

On page twenty-three, section thirteen, line three hundred
seventy-six, by striking out “(m)” and inserting in lieu thereof
“(j)”;

On page twenty-four, section thirteen, line three hundred
eighty-two, by striking out “(o)” and inserting in lieu thereof
“(k)”;

And,

By striking out the enacting section and inserting in lieu
thereof a new enacting section, to read as follows:

That the code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended
by adding thereto a new section, designated §18-5B-13, to read as
follows: